Rebuilding in Syria

Raja Abdulrahim / Los Angeles Times

A Scud missile struck near Abdulaziz Haizaan's home in Aleppo, crumbling much of the top floor, blowing out doors and shattering glass. But a week later, the retired factory worker borrowed about $1,150 and began to rebuild.

A Scud missile struck near Abdulaziz Haizaan's home in Aleppo, crumbling much of the top floor, blowing out doors and shattering glass. But a week later, the retired factory worker borrowed about $1,150 and began to rebuild. (Raja Abdulrahim / Los Angeles Times)

"The person who is rebuilding his house knows that it can be hit the next day with a shell and destroyed again," says Abu Ahmad Yassin, an electrician who heads the Islamic Administration for General Services in Aleppo, Syria. "They are rebuilding with faith in God and hope in the revolution that soon it could be over."

"The person who is rebuilding his house knows that it can be hit the next day with a shell and destroyed again," says Abu Ahmad Yassin, an electrician who heads the Islamic Administration for General Services in Aleppo, Syria. "They are rebuilding with faith in God and hope in the revolution that soon it could be over." (Raja Abdulrahim / Los Angeles Times)